1 census tracts · pop 4,544 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3.9–3.9
Lydell Heights maps to a single census tract in Laurel, VA, population 4,544. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.9/10, in the Lower tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.1/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 1.7/10. 17% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.8/10. The filing record is not thin: 115 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 11.8% of renter households. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 36% of renter households.
At $1,452 a month, rents sit 10% under what the rest of Laurel commands. Judgments average 3.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 3.9/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lydell Heights vs LaurelHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority66%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport55%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lydell Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
115Total filings (sum)
13.01%Avg annual filing rate
11.8%Peak year (2016)
11.81%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lydell Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.3%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility shutoff threat
13.1%Food insecurity
10.3%SNAP enrollment
9.7%No health insurance
33.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lydell Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lydell Heights?
Lydell Heights scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Lydell Heights compare to Laurel overall?
Lydell Heights scores 0.5 points lower than Laurel overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,452 vs $1,616.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lydell Heights?
Average gross rent in Lydell Heights is $1,452/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lydell Heights residents are renters?
32% of Lydell Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Laurel). The neighborhood has 4,544 residents.
Q5
Is Lydell Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Lydell Heights sits in the 53rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Lydell Heights for landlords?
Lydell Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Laurel as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Lydell Heights?
Lydell Heights has 4,893 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47%), Black (non-Hispanic) (28.5%), Hispanic / Latino (12.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
